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if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not this time. he lost ground but it didn't matter. >> and we're waiting on florida. still waiting on florida. >> by the end of our broadcast, we may have results. thank you so much. soledad? >> thanks. right to our panel and ask them what was done right and what was done very, very wrong. i guess i'm going to start with you. >> which part? >> either one. both sides. start with the dems. >> first and foremost, the right thing, the president was smart to make sure they had a smart ground game four years ago. i mean last election they implemented that ground game after the election because they knew how much mor
if mitt romney were to take florida, there are another 29 electoral votes for florida but that would not put mitt romney over the top. >> the president is leading in florida but they've stopped counting ballots in miami-dade county. they're going to pick it up in the morning. there was a lot of talk about a combination of states. >> he lost a couple states. you look here. he won these two. traditionally reliably red states. the president won both of those states in 2008. he did not...
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>>shepard: what is the word on turn out in florida? >>reporter: we will see bigger crowds in the afternoon and half of the expected vote have voted but the secretary of state says that until we know the numbers the day has progressed very well and positive reports overall from around the state. in miami, certain locations saw long lines throughout the day as was the case in the all-important swing county of orange county around orlando, long lines there. but up to the wire the polls show that florida remains a toss up. >> mitt romney because i believe he is going to take this country forward not president obama. >> i voted for obama. he has done a great job the last fur years with a lot of improvement. >> ready for it to be over. keep our fingers crossed for the right guy. phil: people are so bombarded with campaign television commercials they told me they look forward to seeing new commercials for romney he must win the 29 electoral votes in florida for the path to victory. obama not as important but if he does win it again as in 2008
>>shepard: what is the word on turn out in florida? >>reporter: we will see bigger crowds in the afternoon and half of the expected vote have voted but the secretary of state says that until we know the numbers the day has progressed very well and positive reports overall from around the state. in miami, certain locations saw long lines throughout the day as was the case in the all-important swing county of orange county around orlando, long lines there. but up to the wire the polls...
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florida is still out there. most observers believe given the votes that still remain, president obama will take florida as well. despite securing his re-election, president obama faces a challenging second term in office after a $6 billion in campaign spending, the balance of power in washington barely changes with losses in missouri, virginia, and massachusetts. but with returns still coming in, the republican party expanded the majority in the house by at least a few votes. house speaker john boehner said last night yesterday's vote means there was no mandate for further tax hikes including raising rates on wealthier americans. that is something the president is pushing for. and mitch mcconnell said of the president, to the extent he wants to move to the political center which is where the work gets done in a divided government, we'll be there to meet him half way. in his next term, president obama will have to avoid that fiscal cliff we've all been talking about. navigate the debt ceiling debate, coordinate t
florida is still out there. most observers believe given the votes that still remain, president obama will take florida as well. despite securing his re-election, president obama faces a challenging second term in office after a $6 billion in campaign spending, the balance of power in washington barely changes with losses in missouri, virginia, and massachusetts. but with returns still coming in, the republican party expanded the majority in the house by at least a few votes. house speaker john...
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the president, on the other hand, can lose florida, ohio, virginia, north carolina, and still have a route, not a really great one, but he would still have a route. so that's one of the advantages the president faces and he also has a strong ground game they've been working on for two years, which will help make up for it any lack of enthusiasm he may have among younger voters and-- >> schieffer: let me just say, david gergen, i think the worst of all worlds would be if one of the candidates won the popular vote and other won the electoral college gee, . >> i agree. >> schieffer: do you see any possibility that could happen? >> theoretically, absolutely. we're in a situation now, where romney, in several polls is either tied or ahead in the national vote, yet behind in the electoral college. yes, charlie cook thinks there's a one in three chance of doing that. i think it goes to the question of governing. the question to me has not been who the win but can the winner govern, do the grand bargain and do the other things to unite this country. the fact is, as it's narrowed down, it's g
the president, on the other hand, can lose florida, ohio, virginia, north carolina, and still have a route, not a really great one, but he would still have a route. so that's one of the advantages the president faces and he also has a strong ground game they've been working on for two years, which will help make up for it any lack of enthusiasm he may have among younger voters and-- >> schieffer: let me just say, david gergen, i think the worst of all worlds would be if one of the...
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. >> in florida, where we think there was a voter suppression effort, the african-american vote went from 11% to 15%. >> mark? >> two point. not to tap dance on mitt romney's campaign, but what was the bold idea of the romney campaign that would survive his candidacy? barry goldwater energize the thousands of people. he gave his party and new direction. george mcgovern did that. but i just do not think there was. once you do not have a bold idea, the candidacy is in peril. >> governor romney survived several primaries, tough debates to get the nomination. there is a lot of second- guessing. i know, he wrote about it today. >> he introduced to the nation this idea of a more strict constitutional conservatism. however, i do not think they ought to go around complaining about choice of candidates. they threw away senate seats that were absolutely slam-dunk republican in indiana and missouri, and the last cycle they throw away a slam dunk republican seats in maryland, colorado, and nevada. so, the left and the right of the party and all of its wings made -- made mistakes in choosing cand
. >> in florida, where we think there was a voter suppression effort, the african-american vote went from 11% to 15%. >> mark? >> two point. not to tap dance on mitt romney's campaign, but what was the bold idea of the romney campaign that would survive his candidacy? barry goldwater energize the thousands of people. he gave his party and new direction. george mcgovern did that. but i just do not think there was. once you do not have a bold idea, the candidacy is in peril....
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florida. >> eric: florida -- put the graphic up one more time. understand something about florida. florida is interesting. the panhandle which is an earlier time zone so you have two different time zones in florida. also florida breaks down this way. the southern part of florida is typically a democrat win. from the mid-state down, i-4 corridor that cuts the state in half. south of it, democrats. north of the i-4 corridor is typically republican. keep an eye on it and a lot of people sit along there. tampa, orlando, some areas on the east coast of florida where they are getting a good sense of where florida is going to go. >> greg: mascot to disney world, are they forced to vote in character or vote as themselves? >> andrea: they can't vote in character, wouldn't it be -- >> greg: you don't need i.d. >> andrea: family saw mini mouse voting a certain way. forever be democrat or -- >> greg: goofy? >> andrea: je with have goofy. it's vice president of the united states. >> bob: not fair. >> andrea: florida, people forget obama only beat mccain by three points in florida. that was at h
florida. >> eric: florida -- put the graphic up one more time. understand something about florida. florida is interesting. the panhandle which is an earlier time zone so you have two different time zones in florida. also florida breaks down this way. the southern part of florida is typically a democrat win. from the mid-state down, i-4 corridor that cuts the state in half. south of it, democrats. north of the i-4 corridor is typically republican. keep an eye on it and a lot of people sit...
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in florida nearly 4.5 million people have voted early or by absentee coming very close to the number from last time. president obama voted early this year. he'll do some swing state interviews and then play in his traditional election day basketball game while awaiting the returns from chicago. mr. romney has added two last-minute campaign stops in ohio and pennsylvania after he votes in massachusetts. running mate paul ryan will vote in wisconsin before joining romney in boston. and vice president joe biden will vote in delaware before joining the president in chicago. nbc's tracie pots is in cincinnati, ohio. she has the details on the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: we're at a polling place in ohio. already a busy day. a busy crowd back and forth. lots of people planning to vote here in ohio, but they weren't the first to vote this morning. for the first time ever and with its lowest turnout in almost 50 years, a tie this morning in tiny dixville, notch. just after midnight they cast five votes for president obama, five for g
in florida nearly 4.5 million people have voted early or by absentee coming very close to the number from last time. president obama voted early this year. he'll do some swing state interviews and then play in his traditional election day basketball game while awaiting the returns from chicago. mr. romney has added two last-minute campaign stops in ohio and pennsylvania after he votes in massachusetts. running mate paul ryan will vote in wisconsin before joining romney in boston. and vice...
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florida can determine it. if we get it done in florida, when we get it done in florida, it is over. let's get it done. god bless you and god bless barack obama. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome debbie wasserman schultz. [chanting "debbie"] >> good afternoon, south florida! this is an unbelievable sight. i am so proud to have president obama this is such a privilege to represent south florida in our nation's capital. i am the turtle in grateful for the trust you have placed in me. thank you so much for always having my back. i know that we are going to deliver florida for our president, barack obama. [cheers and applause] four more years. four more years. four more years. four more years. >> four more years. >> stating here before all of you, i cannot wait for our president barack obama to see what i see, and that is that florida is ready to go. and it is a very good thing that you are my friends, because as floridians, we know only too well the importance of every single vote, do we not? the lesson, remember, it was decided right year by just 537 votes, and this ye
florida can determine it. if we get it done in florida, when we get it done in florida, it is over. let's get it done. god bless you and god bless barack obama. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome debbie wasserman schultz. [chanting "debbie"] >> good afternoon, south florida! this is an unbelievable sight. i am so proud to have president obama this is such a privilege to represent south florida in our nation's capital. i am the turtle in grateful for the...
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in ohio, michigan, pennsylvania, florida, and virginia. i would also throw out that there were several democratic senate nominee is who were elected, who benefited from a substantial african-american vote. more than a quarter of the votes in missouri were african- american. sherrod brown, and in ohio, almost more than 30% of his votes were from african- americans. bob casey, more than 20% of his votes in pennsylvania came from african-americans. the success the democrats had with their senate candidates this year dovetails very nicely with president obama's campaign in terms of turning out african- american voters. i the guy will stop there and entertain questions >> do we have any questions? >> [inaudible] what are your thoughts on some of the patterns you see in terms of that regional stuff? is there anything that jumps out at you? >> last year at this time, i was presenting a paper called resegregation in southern politics. i have not had the chance this morning to look at arkansas, at the state legislature. i know all members of the st
in ohio, michigan, pennsylvania, florida, and virginia. i would also throw out that there were several democratic senate nominee is who were elected, who benefited from a substantial african-american vote. more than a quarter of the votes in missouri were african- american. sherrod brown, and in ohio, almost more than 30% of his votes were from african- americans. bob casey, more than 20% of his votes in pennsylvania came from african-americans. the success the democrats had with their senate...
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him florida. >> i'm giving him florida. i think the trend in polling in florida over the last week is showing that with the early voting and with the spontaneous voting that's happened in the wake of seeing the president be the president as we have for the last week, i see florida going up. >> i love it. eliot, what would you take or add. >> i hope you're right obviously, but i'm not quite sure about florida he doesn't need it. >> you give florida to mitt romney and the president is reelected. >> you agree with him on colorado? >> colorado's a swing but i think ohio, virginia, michigan, wisconsin are pretty solid. i don't see how mitt romney threads the needle even if he does take florida. >> it's a tough road for mitt romney. he can't win the presidency on an ordinary night without ohio. he knows that. he is campaigning now in pennsylvania because of that. i think you're beginning to see a little bit of a leak. >> i agree that he's got that the president is going to win. i think it's 303 and woul
him florida. >> i'm giving him florida. i think the trend in polling in florida over the last week is showing that with the early voting and with the spontaneous voting that's happened in the wake of seeing the president be the president as we have for the last week, i see florida going up. >> i love it. eliot, what would you take or add. >> i hope you're right obviously, but i'm not quite sure about florida he doesn't need it. >> you give florida to mitt romney and the...
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host: pensacola, florida, republican. go ahead, laura perry -- laura. caller: first of all, if $1.20 trillion, right, it is over 10 years. is that a real cut or is it a cut in the projected increase? guest: it is a cut in the baseline, so the projected increase. a very good point. in one year, 2009, we increased spending by almost $1 trillion. it was not just a one-time shot. so, we can't cut it in one year's $60 billion -- in one year, $60 billion? we raised it $900,000,000,000.10 year? that is ridiculous. the military can cut $60 billion. social spending can cut $60 billion. these are projected increases, not cuts. guest: there is definitely a school of thought along these lines saying maybe it is not that huge and level of cuts. the people in the agencies will tell you it would have an immediate affect on their ability to provide services, ranging from border control to air-traffic control. there are scenarios out there when things can get difficult. but there is definitely a school of thought that says we have to take some cuts in spending, we have
host: pensacola, florida, republican. go ahead, laura perry -- laura. caller: first of all, if $1.20 trillion, right, it is over 10 years. is that a real cut or is it a cut in the projected increase? guest: it is a cut in the baseline, so the projected increase. a very good point. in one year, 2009, we increased spending by almost $1 trillion. it was not just a one-time shot. so, we can't cut it in one year's $60 billion -- in one year, $60 billion? we raised it $900,000,000,000.10 year? that...
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. >> jennifer: mitt romney finally conceded florida today. florida joins seven other swing states in the blue column. just as vice president al gore predicted here "the war room" on tuesday. well-done, mr. vice president. so for all of you keeping score at home, the final electoral vote tally was 206 for mitt mitt romney. 332 for president obama. that would be a route. i just want to confess i had 303 in our pre-election electoral vote pool so al gore beat me fair and square. today, cbs reported a republican adviser said that actually mitt romney was "shell-shocked" by his loss in florida and his florida adviser today expressed regret, telling the "miami herald"... >> jennifer: well, he isn't the only one looking forward to the next fight. washington insiders are ready to rumble over the fiscal cliff and how to keep the country from careening over it, for a sense of what's at stake let's just take a tiny peek over the edge. if congress cannot reach a deal, every tax cut that was enacted since the year 2001 would expire. most importantly the b
. >> jennifer: mitt romney finally conceded florida today. florida joins seven other swing states in the blue column. just as vice president al gore predicted here "the war room" on tuesday. well-done, mr. vice president. so for all of you keeping score at home, the final electoral vote tally was 206 for mitt mitt romney. 332 for president obama. that would be a route. i just want to confess i had 303 in our pre-election electoral vote pool so al gore beat me fair and square....
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even without winning florida, virginia or north carolina, the final campaign of his political career, president obama returned to the city where it all began for him four years ago. des moines, iowa. before a crowd of 20,000 supporters, the president wiped away a tear while reflect on those who have helped this campaign and their accomplishments over the past four years. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. i came back to ask you to help us finish what we've started. because this is where our movement for change began. thank you. right here. right behind these bleachers is the building that was home to our iowa headquarters of 2008. in 2008 we were in the middle of two wars and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. today our businesses created 5.5 million new jobs. the auto industry is back, home values are on the rise. we're less dependent on foreign oil than any time in the last 20 years. we've dealt with the production of clean energy because of the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in uniform, the war in iraq is over. the war
even without winning florida, virginia or north carolina, the final campaign of his political career, president obama returned to the city where it all began for him four years ago. des moines, iowa. before a crowd of 20,000 supporters, the president wiped away a tear while reflect on those who have helped this campaign and their accomplishments over the past four years. >> i've come back to iowa one more time to ask for your vote. i came back to ask you to help us finish what we've...
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florida, new and colorado. all too close to call at this you are i closing times, you have to th let you vote. don't let the fact that we'r the polls are closed let you leave. there, no matter who you're voting for, this is not the time to give up. ght. nothing is going to be decided tonight until it's all decided. no way to pick a winner until we have t in. including new jersey. but we always say thi need to interrupt weave a call to make in the state of new jersey. new jersey as a special case, but nbc news is projected that president obama has won in new jersey. we can also make a call in new jersey in new jersey. the democrat in that race the democratic senator bob m the projected winner in his senate race. we did not know how thiwas going to work out in new jersey in terms of whether we'd be able to talk about this state, but we now have an nbc news projectio for the president. >> this is going to be one of the great tonight. we're talking about a dynamic reporting the returns, they haven't been ret is con
florida, new and colorado. all too close to call at this you are i closing times, you have to th let you vote. don't let the fact that we'r the polls are closed let you leave. there, no matter who you're voting for, this is not the time to give up. ght. nothing is going to be decided tonight until it's all decided. no way to pick a winner until we have t in. including new jersey. but we always say thi need to interrupt weave a call to make in the state of new jersey. new jersey as a special...
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colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host: colorado and florida to mitt romney? guest: i would agree with that. this is where we really get into the numbers. obama won ohio by five points last week in one poll, but the sample was not what was in 2008. if you do the average, that deficit becomes a one. advantage for mitt romney, or half of a point advantage. that is where there is a little bit of concern on the average between the poles in the states. i would think it should be more like the olympics. as opposed to these out liars. guest host some say that this shows too high of a democratic sample. -- guest: s
colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host:...
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and in florida what you might expect, 60s, 70s. 80s for south florida. nothing out of the ordinary there either. >>> nothing out of the ordinary here. live weather cam. generally clear skies. 46. dew point in the mid 20s. winds light out of the north at 10. pressure rising. 30 .12 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined. this is our next noreaster. it's not one yet. but that will happen tuesday night. off the coast tuesday night. off the coast by wednesday. just light rain and showers. a few rumbles of thunder through southern sections of alabama. that will become our northerlyeaster into wednesday. right now clear skies and calm wind ands a pretty dry air mass. look for a cold night. temperatures in the 40s and 30s. 40 in fairfax. 43 in arlington and 43 in college park. freeze warning tonight. bring the plants in tonight. noreaster will develop and wednesday a storm could hit us in the afternoon. tonight, clear and cold, a one or two blanket night. winds out of the northeast at 10. freeze warning in affect for the entire metro area. that wil
and in florida what you might expect, 60s, 70s. 80s for south florida. nothing out of the ordinary there either. >>> nothing out of the ordinary here. live weather cam. generally clear skies. 46. dew point in the mid 20s. winds light out of the north at 10. pressure rising. 30 .12 inches of mercury. satellite picture radar combined. this is our next noreaster. it's not one yet. but that will happen tuesday night. off the coast tuesday night. off the coast by wednesday. just light rain...
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we win florida. president obama will be reelected president of the united states. >> president obama is going to be in florida for the last time before the election day today. i was just in florida. i was doing some canvassing with the national. one of the things i was interested in finding out, and now the a bombing campaign is suggesting that hispanic latino voting might be of 2%. how do think president obama is going to do with hispanics and african-americans? will and make a difference to that ta? >> that will make a key difference. for example, yesterday's in terms of our door-to-door canvassed , we can thi yesterday and reached hundreds of thousands. the turnout in terms of early voting has skewed heavily toward the hispanic and african american voters turning out. what has also backfired on the republicans is that they had an egregiously extreme boater suppression of a past, some of which was tossed out. i feel like the increase in the turnout in hispanic voters is really a direct result of th
we win florida. president obama will be reelected president of the united states. >> president obama is going to be in florida for the last time before the election day today. i was just in florida. i was doing some canvassing with the national. one of the things i was interested in finding out, and now the a bombing campaign is suggesting that hispanic latino voting might be of 2%. how do think president obama is going to do with hispanics and african-americans? will and make a...
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you have these guys coming in in places like florida. and cliff stearns was leading the solyndra investigation. but he could not make it happen. it was not enough for his district. and i have a large animal that wants to see term limits and so on and so forth coming in. on the other side, you have a longtime democratic members retiring and been replaced. >> and then you have the fiscal votes. john boehner manage to round up republicans on the oversight of the caucus and joined with nancy pelosi and the government kept running. they put together the budget control act. they put together this bipartisan coalition. nobody wanted to take credit for it because it was embarrassing to the republicans to go back home and say, in the end, we are running the government in a bipartisan way. yes, there will be ideological hotheads. but even among those freshmen, when they start feeling the pressure about the fiscal cliff approaching from the big factories, is that what they really want? i think it will get it done. >> it seems to me, there are two f
you have these guys coming in in places like florida. and cliff stearns was leading the solyndra investigation. but he could not make it happen. it was not enough for his district. and i have a large animal that wants to see term limits and so on and so forth coming in. on the other side, you have a longtime democratic members retiring and been replaced. >> and then you have the fiscal votes. john boehner manage to round up republicans on the oversight of the caucus and joined with nancy...
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colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host: colorado and florida to mitt romney? guest: i would agree with that. this is where we really get into the numbers. obama won ohio by five points last week in one poll, but the sample was not what was in 2008. if you do the average, that deficit becomes a one. advantage for mitt romney, or half of a point advantage. that is where there is a little bit of concern on the average between the poles in the states. i would think it should be more like the olympics. as opposed to these out liars. guest host some say that this shows too high of a democratic sample. -- guest: s
colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host:...
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we never saw their organizers but they manage to do well in florida. has there been any data or studies about the effectiveness of mail versus door-to-door operations? >> yeah. a lot of the get out the vote tools are delivered over mail. that's one way that for a lot of psychological interventions you can give people information in a highly targeted way. one of the things is use of social pressure. behavioral science. if you let people know whether or not the vote is public, it's on file, their neighbors can know and judge them, is really effective. the way you can deliver that message is send a letter saying here is your vote history. here is your neighbor's vote history. >> that, i think, in the gerber and green stuff, it's most effective in terms of driving turnout. sketch out for us what is happening right now. what is tuesday going to look like if you could sketch for us for the people who aren't going to be on the ground in swing states, what the turnout operation looked like. >> yeah. obviously, early vote changed the rhythm of this. you have st
we never saw their organizers but they manage to do well in florida. has there been any data or studies about the effectiveness of mail versus door-to-door operations? >> yeah. a lot of the get out the vote tools are delivered over mail. that's one way that for a lot of psychological interventions you can give people information in a highly targeted way. one of the things is use of social pressure. behavioral science. if you let people know whether or not the vote is public, it's on file,...
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polls in south florida are reporting a, what, four-hour wait? the ballot in florida is a monster. it is about 12 pages long. the league of women voters asks the governor of the state, rick scott, to extend early voting hours. and what do you think he said? well, the republican said no. rick scott told reporters, i want everybody to get out and vote, but early voting ends saturday night. make no mistake, democrats have been fighting successfully against unfair voter i.d. laws and purged lists. but the threat remains, some voting advocates expect a record number of voter challenges. the best advice, vote anyway. don't get bullied at the polls, and don't give up. i'm joined tonight by ohio state senator nina turner, also with us tonight is judith brown dianis, the co-director of the advancement project. judith, let me ask you first, what is the biggest threat at the polls as you see it right now? >> sure. well, thanks for having me, ed. we have moved from politicians who have tried to manipulate the laws to restrict the vote to now these partisan operatives. you know, in ohio you hav
polls in south florida are reporting a, what, four-hour wait? the ballot in florida is a monster. it is about 12 pages long. the league of women voters asks the governor of the state, rick scott, to extend early voting hours. and what do you think he said? well, the republican said no. rick scott told reporters, i want everybody to get out and vote, but early voting ends saturday night. make no mistake, democrats have been fighting successfully against unfair voter i.d. laws and purged lists....
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he said virginia and florida would be tough, as well. did you notice the discordance on the right wing of getting along with the other side? on the one hand, the romney is saying we should get along with the other side saying he could work with a republican congress. of course he can, he's a republican. then you have rupert murdoch trashing the governor of new jersey for the same thing, working with the other side. the times of london endorsed obama, so what's going on with rupert murdoch in this thing? >> i've been shocked how much the christie -- the photos of christie and obama has shaken the republican party. he says look, i think you should be able to compliment the president of the united states when he does a good job. are you surprised that the republicans have been so transparent how shaken they've been by chris christie? >> somebody in the romney camp is so angry at governor christie that they're leaking out the word that the reason he worked on hurricane relief with the president, as if he needed some other motive, is because
he said virginia and florida would be tough, as well. did you notice the discordance on the right wing of getting along with the other side? on the one hand, the romney is saying we should get along with the other side saying he could work with a republican congress. of course he can, he's a republican. then you have rupert murdoch trashing the governor of new jersey for the same thing, working with the other side. the times of london endorsed obama, so what's going on with rupert murdoch in...
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florida, virginia, iowa, nevada, ohio what i put him over the top. he did not get anywhere near the progression. there are a lot of things going pondweeds, but the most important thing is that republicans is that they need to do something about their brand. it is basically the center of the republican party is older, white men. that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote. the future does not look like the republican party. if i were the republican party, they will have to do some real soul-searching about immigration, social and cultural issues, because this is not a party design for the future. if this were a business, you would say they have an inherently flawed business model for the future. the republican party, they have four years they need because they are coming out for some candidates that are awfully exotic. [laughter] my wife got me to stop using the term "wacko." not only do they take themselves down, but they defin
florida, virginia, iowa, nevada, ohio what i put him over the top. he did not get anywhere near the progression. there are a lot of things going pondweeds, but the most important thing is that republicans is that they need to do something about their brand. it is basically the center of the republican party is older, white men. that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote....
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all eyes on florida tonight. how is election day going there? >> reporter: well, thankfully so far smoothly. we've been in the news during past elections for all the wrong reasons, but this time around, no reports of major trouble anywhere around 9xzthe state. we are here in polk county, part of the i-4 corridor. a key part of the state that runs from tampa to orlando to daytona beach. itself has been key in past elections, and will no doubt be key again. there were some weather issues in pinellas county that caused a power outage. this is interesting. some robotic calls went out from the supervisor of elections in pinellas county telling people that they had until 7:00 tomorrow night to vote. obviously that was a mistake. those calls were supposed to end last night. but maybe to tell you how things are going in florida, one supervisor of elections sent out a tweet that said he got a complaint that they used blue tape to draw a line in one of the polling places, and that was sort of a subliminal message to vote democrat. so if that's the worst p
all eyes on florida tonight. how is election day going there? >> reporter: well, thankfully so far smoothly. we've been in the news during past elections for all the wrong reasons, but this time around, no reports of major trouble anywhere around 9xzthe state. we are here in polk county, part of the i-4 corridor. a key part of the state that runs from tampa to orlando to daytona beach. itself has been key in past elections, and will no doubt be key again. there were some weather issues in...
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we win florida, we win this election! >> well, in 2000 the election turned on the state of florida. in 2004 it was ohio that was the key. in 2008, virginia found itself in the center spotlight. collectively i've been calling them flohva. three of the most sharply contested battlegrounds in the country, the largest of them all. until florida our new poll has president obama up. ohio we still have the president holding his lead. 51% to 45%. and in a recent poll of likely voters in virginia, the president was up 2 points, a statistical dead heed. nbc news has its own poll coming out monday morning. look at the ad spending in these three states. $190 million in florida, $195 million in ohio, $150 million in virginia. more than half a billion collectively in the mega states of flohva. they're not just spending money there, they're spending time. from april 1st through election day, the president will have sited the sunshine state 14 times, for mitt romney, it's 16. president obama will have made 19 stops in ohio, governor romney will be there 21 times. and romney will make 14 visits to v
we win florida, we win this election! >> well, in 2000 the election turned on the state of florida. in 2004 it was ohio that was the key. in 2008, virginia found itself in the center spotlight. collectively i've been calling them flohva. three of the most sharply contested battlegrounds in the country, the largest of them all. until florida our new poll has president obama up. ohio we still have the president holding his lead. 51% to 45%. and in a recent poll of likely voters in virginia,...
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. >>> former florida governor jeb bush called for higher education standards in the u.s. delivering opening remarks for the town dangers fifth annual summit on education reform. the two-day summit is host bid the foundation for excellence. it includes education secretary an knee duncan and state policy makers inspect is thirty minutes. [applause] good morning, everybody. it is with great pride i'm going to introduce governor bush this morning. we met a over twenty five years ago, i don't think he has it on the rÉsume still, i was in tallahassee and i helped recruit move jeb to tallahassee in 1986 and i don't think he has forgiven me for that. but he was a secretary of commerce, as you may remember for a couple of years, and after i negotiated salary then governor elect renegotiated his salary not upward but downward, as it turns out that's why he doesn't like me. we blame friends as he served in the administration and in 1993, twenty years ago after coming off of the statewide campaign, jeb and i were playing golf in miami and we were went back to his house and i said, i
. >>> former florida governor jeb bush called for higher education standards in the u.s. delivering opening remarks for the town dangers fifth annual summit on education reform. the two-day summit is host bid the foundation for excellence. it includes education secretary an knee duncan and state policy makers inspect is thirty minutes. [applause] good morning, everybody. it is with great pride i'm going to introduce governor bush this morning. we met a over twenty five years ago, i...
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that also means third and at florida you will find a lot of activity. a roundabout way, they are wrapping up the construction. if you are near rte. 7 and gallows road. ridge road was closed each way. that is for on going utility repair. >> 4:11 right now. amtrak delivering service to the northeast corridor. they will operate modified service south of newark, new jersey today. they are hoping to restore limited service to new york city tomorrow. those who have already -- you can receive a refund or a voucher for future travel. >> city buses are starting to run again in new york. wednesday night people push their way onto a bus and headed over the queens borough bridge. the agency that runs public transport will offer free rides today and tomorrow. they are encouraging people to use mass transit instead of driving. 4:" right now and 41 degrees outside. >> the video that has gone by role. the presidential election >> welcome back. >> we were following a story out of college park, maryland. police say a robbery took place early this morning at the 7300 balt
that also means third and at florida you will find a lot of activity. a roundabout way, they are wrapping up the construction. if you are near rte. 7 and gallows road. ridge road was closed each way. that is for on going utility repair. >> 4:11 right now. amtrak delivering service to the northeast corridor. they will operate modified service south of newark, new jersey today. they are hoping to restore limited service to new york city tomorrow. those who have already -- you can receive a...
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first children -- the first pilgrims came over, they were french and had the good sense to land in florida in june and they were wiped out by the spanish, but that story is left out of the textbooks. the most famous woman in america was taken captive by the indians in 1685 and in the middle of the night she killed her captor. she realized she could get a bounty for indian scalps and she made her way to boston where she was a heroine. they erected a statue to hurt. -- to her. >> kenneth davis on "in depth." he is the best-selling author of the "don't know much" series. >> i have watched shows on the weekends of an interview politicians when they talk about what they're doing in conagra's, they're different opinions. it >> i wanted to see that and i know it was on c-span. nothe drill down and it's antagonistic or hostile. they do not have an agenda like they do what other cable television shows. >> i agree. it seems fair. yet the real story. there is not a commentary or things that are negative. >> i go there to get the news, the facts than just talking points. i want to learn something, not
first children -- the first pilgrims came over, they were french and had the good sense to land in florida in june and they were wiped out by the spanish, but that story is left out of the textbooks. the most famous woman in america was taken captive by the indians in 1685 and in the middle of the night she killed her captor. she realized she could get a bounty for indian scalps and she made her way to boston where she was a heroine. they erected a statue to hurt. -- to her. >> kenneth...
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down two in his absolute must win florida. six, seven, eight years of campaigning and it's come down to this. romney still combing through the president's speeches trying to find anything that he might tether his message to, this time a line best served cold. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard, that i found troubling. spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking us -- he is asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you to vote for love of country. >> oh, for the love of christmas, three days to go. let's get right to our panel. with me here at democracy plaza is professor james peterson of lehigh university, nbc correspondent and eli gilmore of the excel ie license. ari, the fact that romney is still desperately trying to find a zinger from the president's speech indicates there's a problem, isn't there? he's just not winning. >> it is a bad sign if you're playing these kind of word games this close to the end. you want to be making a big, bold closing argu
down two in his absolute must win florida. six, seven, eight years of campaigning and it's come down to this. romney still combing through the president's speeches trying to find anything that he might tether his message to, this time a line best served cold. >> yesterday the president said something you may have already heard, that i found troubling. spoke to an audience and said voting is the best revenge. he's asking us -- he is asking his supporters to vote for revenge. i'm asking you...
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even in florida with 61-39, that includes the cubans. cuban americans are no longer the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. asian americans, that was the biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural america? you would not want to bet on rural america to be our population center going ahead. young and old, again, the youngest voters of the most probing, although i will say that the 18-21 voters are less pro-obama then the people slightly older than they are. the 21-30. which would you rather have, young voters to are going to be boaters for 60 or 70 years or people you are -- 21 when ronald reagan was elected who are now seniors? they're not the greatest generation and they're not the new deal rumsfeld democrats. the people who are going to be t
even in florida with 61-39, that includes the cubans. cuban americans are no longer the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. asian americans, that was the biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural...
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florida and virginia as well. florida is going to be tight we saw 8.02 difference between the candidates. when those two counties, and we will get a better picture of what is going on in florida. virginia the voting is still going on. >> people are saying romney has to and virginia. right >> right now there's a slight outperforming of romney over mccain and 2008. weather now that's enough to overcome for virginia we will see. so far no surprises when uc electoral college totals forget about that. there will be a whole much more red on this map then blow. >> we know we don't care about exit poll numbers but people are saying that the economy is the big issue. if that is true does that ever romney over obama or the other way around or does it matter? >> it is the number-one issue when you break it down you find that in a lot of the swing states people still tend to blame former president bush and they do brought obama for the count economy. >> just projected republicans are expected to keep control of the house. we
florida and virginia as well. florida is going to be tight we saw 8.02 difference between the candidates. when those two counties, and we will get a better picture of what is going on in florida. virginia the voting is still going on. >> people are saying romney has to and virginia. right >> right now there's a slight outperforming of romney over mccain and 2008. weather now that's enough to overcome for virginia we will see. so far no surprises when uc electoral college totals...
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the state of florida. >> cnn announces that we call florida in the al gore column. >> florida goes for al gore. >> schieffer: in a matter of hours, we all took that back and said florida was too close to call. >> you will have 30,000 absentee ballots that aren't going to be counted until tomorrow. >> schieffer: just after 2:00 a.m., we reversed our original call and said bush had won florida and was the next president of the united states. >> bush wins. >> schieffer: less than two hours later, we retracked that call and said the election was just too close to call. >> this is no longer an election. it is like "alice in wonderland." we get stranger and stranger as alice said, fiquote her correctly. >> she's as good a person to quote right now as anybody i know. >> good evening. >> schieffer: so al gore won the popular vote but it would be well into december until the supreme court ruled that george bush had won displrd with it the presidenciy. >> i do solemnly swear... >> schieffer: our "face the nation" flashback. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last w
the state of florida. >> cnn announces that we call florida in the al gore column. >> florida goes for al gore. >> schieffer: in a matter of hours, we all took that back and said florida was too close to call. >> you will have 30,000 absentee ballots that aren't going to be counted until tomorrow. >> schieffer: just after 2:00 a.m., we reversed our original call and said bush had won florida and was the next president of the united states. >> bush wins....
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ohio is bidding hard to be the new florida. but it's a closely contested state for one reason >> brown: michael waldman i want to ask you about this because i know you've been following the impact of sandy. briefly in our last minute here, tell us about how that impact or potentially can impact the voting. >> well, you can imagine this devastating storm with all its loss of life and disruption of communities also threatens to disrupt the election. you have in new york city, for example, between 20-40,00 people who are not living at home, who are homeless. how are they going to vote? just late today, governor andrew cuomo issued an executive order saying that if you are displac displaced, you're from a county that is displaced by the hurricane, you can go into any polling place in the state and pass what's called an affidavit ballotment you can vote for president and senator principally. that's a terrific thing. in doing that, governor cuomo joined new jersey, who did a similar thing. look, this is a bad situation it's making th
ohio is bidding hard to be the new florida. but it's a closely contested state for one reason >> brown: michael waldman i want to ask you about this because i know you've been following the impact of sandy. briefly in our last minute here, tell us about how that impact or potentially can impact the voting. >> well, you can imagine this devastating storm with all its loss of life and disruption of communities also threatens to disrupt the election. you have in new york city, for...
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there are long lines in florida and ohio. this is miami today, florida and president obama is spending his election day in his hometown of chicago. mitt romney has a few campaign stops before he heads to spend the night in boston. >> the other big story that we are following is the record breaking weather. >> the dow jones is up by 70 points. rob black is now joining us. >> this is something that we started to look at on wall street yesterday. the only thing that we can do is europe. greek and boats are on top and germany is in a recession. this seems to be the only negative thing hanging over. >> we had home sells up by 5% from september 2011 to september 2012. >> when you read the story is all about foreclosures and foreclosures pushed prices so low. house and will be the biggest story for next year and you and i will say that our house has gone up in value. the economy will look better net share in stabilization is helping the housing market turned the corner. when the housing market turns the corner then we take out loans
there are long lines in florida and ohio. this is miami today, florida and president obama is spending his election day in his hometown of chicago. mitt romney has a few campaign stops before he heads to spend the night in boston. >> the other big story that we are following is the record breaking weather. >> the dow jones is up by 70 points. rob black is now joining us. >> this is something that we started to look at on wall street yesterday. the only thing that we can do is...
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it is florida. still too close to call and nothing to change the outcome of the race. another big victory for democrats last night was in the senate. democrats not only maintain the majority but picked up a handful of seats. among the biggest wins, massachusetts, wisconsin, missouri, indiana, connecticut and virginia. senate majority leader harry reid just a short time ago called for bipartisanship. >> the way we get things done is to work together. but we need republicans to help us. there's compromises not a dirty word. >> but we're already seeing statements like this one from senator mitch mcconnell who said last night, quote, now it's time for the president to propose solutions that actually have a chance of passing the republican-controlled house of representatives. perhaps setting the stage for further gridlock in washington, the results of the house where republicans maintained solid majority in the next hour we're expecting to hear of house speaker john boehner. right now, joining me, national syndicated talk show host michael smirconish and joe frolic for "the
it is florida. still too close to call and nothing to change the outcome of the race. another big victory for democrats last night was in the senate. democrats not only maintain the majority but picked up a handful of seats. among the biggest wins, massachusetts, wisconsin, missouri, indiana, connecticut and virginia. senate majority leader harry reid just a short time ago called for bipartisanship. >> the way we get things done is to work together. but we need republicans to help us....